Re: I messed up Tony's suggestions on speeding up my computer. Nee

You may want to try this:

At the welcome scree, press Ctrl + Alt + Del Twice.

This will bring you to a log in screen that you can log in as someone other
than who's listed on the welcome screen.

For a username enter "Administrator" and for a password, it is the same as
the Administrator Password that you set up during the Windows Setup. If you
don't recall entering one, just leave it blank and try to log in.

Once logged in as an Administrator you can re-edit the files that were done
incorrectly.

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Regards,

Lawrence Wong
"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Chuck" <Chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I agree with your assessment of my lack of computer acumen!
>>
>>I tried the last known configuration, but it didn't change anything.
>>Because
>>it gets to the welcome screen, is it possible that XP thinks that is a
>>good
>>configuration? That's the only thing I could think of . . .
>>
>>Any other suggestions?
>>
>
> Try the F8 trick again and this time choose Safe Mode from the Startup
> Menu.
>
> Try logging in as Administrator rather than with your own user name.
>
> When the computer is running in Safe Mode use System Restore and
> choose the most recent restore point that is prior to your
> misadventure.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm


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